Display-cover and guard for boxes.



M. BAYUK.

DISPLAY COVER AND GUARD FOR BOXES.

APPLICATION rum) JULY15, 1913.

PatentedJul'y 28, 1914.

" i i w ATTORNEYS THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON. DIG

MEYER BAYUK, on G ENsIDE, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 15. 1913. Serial No. 7t'9,097.=

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MEYER BAYUK, a c1t1-- zen of the United States, residing at Glenside, in the county of Montgomery, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Display-Cover and Guard for Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a cover adapted to display the contents of a box and guard the same from dust, dirt, and lmproper handling for sanitary purposes, the same being adapted to be connected with the 11d proper of the box so that said lid may be held open, thus exhibiting the trade-mark, brand, or other characterlstics of the contents of the box, and said cover may admit access to said contents.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing, but the 1mportant instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific arrangement and organization shown and described.

Figures 1 and 2 represent perspectlve views of covers for boxes embodyln my invention, they being in difierent positions in the two figures. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of a cover taken from the rear of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents a top or plan view of the cover,

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings; 1 designates a box, and 2 designates the lid thereof, the latter being attached to the former by a flexible hinge as well known, said box in the present case being of the order adapted to 1 contain cigars, to the use of which goods, however, I do not limit myself.

3 designates a supplemental cover formed of a plate 4 of transparent material, preferably glass, and a frame or rim 5 therefor, preferably metal, said cover b6111 adapted to be placed over the contents of the box to protect the same from dust, dirt, and 1m- 'proper handlin which permits said contents to be disp aced, viewed and inspected without necessarily raising or opening said cover, but as is evident, access may be had to said contents by raising the said cover.

To the rear portion of the frame of the cover 3 at or about the sides thereof are the rigidly secured inturned ears 6', comparatively U-shaped turned laterally, they being open through in vertical direction, and sep aratedon theirinner ends and having their bendson theirouter ends so that the ears can be slipped down over the side edges of the lid 2 of the'box, said lid being raised, as in Fig. l, and consequently open. When said ears are in operative position, which is Patented July 23, 19114;.

adjacent to the hinge of said'lid they place .7

the cover 3 0n the top of thebox over the contents thereof, and connect said cover with the lid of the box. In order'to strengthen the connection of the ears with the frame of the cover, I employ the bar or plate 7 which is continuous of the ears and rigidly secured to said frame, said strip or bar also extending along the inner face of said lid near the hinged edge thereof, thus assisting to support said lid when raised and serving also to brace said lid about its hinged edge in the longitudinal direction thereof. It will now be seen that the cover 3 has for its hinge the hinge of the lid of the box consequently the cover when in normal position may be grasped and then raised in front to afford access to the goods, it turning with the lid on the hinge or axis of the latter, said lid moving rearwardly to a greater extent so as not to interfere with the ascent or opening of the cover, as illustrated in Fig. 2. Again, when the cover is in normal position, the lid 2 of the box may be grasped and turned backwardly when the cover 3 follows the motions thereof and rises from the box uncovering the contents thereof and per-- mitting access thereto. By these means the cover may be operated to be raised from the box from in front or at the rear of the latter, and as evident, said cover with its ears may be removed and applied to another box and lid.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A cover for a box supplemental to the lid thereof provided with laterally turned ears rigid thereon for connection with the sides of said lid and rendering said cover movable with said lid on the hinge of the latter, said ears bein connected by a reinforcing plate on sai cover.

2. A supplemental cover for a box composed of transparent material, and ears on the rear thereof, said ears being adapted to engage the sides of the lid of the box. thereby connectinghsaid cover with said lid and constituting t e hinge of the lid as that of said cover and a longitudinally extending rim on the rear of the frame of the cover be fitted on the sides of the lid of the the same having said ears connected therebox thereby connecting said cover With said 1 with. lid; the hinge of'fhe" latter being common 3. A supplemental cover for a box,.comto said-cover. v posed of transparent material; a lbngitudi- MEYER BAYUK. nally extending rim on the rear of the frame of'said cover, and inturned ears connected" with said rim, said ears beingedapted to Witnesses:

J QHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, N. Bnssmemz.

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